EARTHWORKS Paving Contractors, Inc. is California's Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Area premier earthwork & engineering contractor. We have passion for what we do and welcome the opportunity to demonstrate our quality workmanship. EARTHWORKS is a full service asphalt paving and maintenance contractor with over 30 years of experience. Located in Santa Cruz County we specialize in asphalt paving, asphalt repair, asphalt sealing, and all kinds of asphalt pavement including our new line of decorative paving systems; StreetPrint.
Ric Straus started the company now known as EARTHWORKS Paving Contractors, Inc., in 1977 as Ric's 4x4 Trucking. At that time Ric owned one 4 wheel drive dump truck (named Cornelius) and few hand tools. Ric and Cornelius did trucking, landscaping and site work with a can-do attitude. In 1982 Ric met Jake Roulstone who introduced him to the heavy construction and asphalt industries. In 1983 Ric acquired a broken plate compactor; Ken Turnell repaired the plate and our first paving work began. Inexperienced but ambitious, they quickly learned many do's and don'ts of the pavement industry and the fundamentals of good customer service.
Sealing your asphalt is the fundamental maintenance to extend its life. Pavement failure primarily occurs for two reasons. Either a subgrade failure, where something under the asphalt collapses, or surface wear such as sun, water, and traffic erosion, may cause pavement to dry out become brittle and crack. A regular asphalt seal-coating program, typically every 3 - 5 years will provide a sacrificial layer to prevent damage to the surface of your asphalt. In addition to increasing the life of your asphalt the overall appearance of your property is greatly enhanced by a new fresh coat of asphalt.
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